Folding gocart



Oct. 30, 1934. I D. w. SIEBERT ET AL 1,978,915

FOLDING GOCART Filed Jan. 4, 1933 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 -30,1934 nwslEBER-rETAL 1,9 8,9 5

FOLDING GOCART Filed Jan. 4, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented oct. 30,1934 PATENT oFFicE FOLDING GOCART Donald W. Siebcrt Gardner, Mass, asspany, Gardner, Mass.

chusetts Application January 4,

3 Claims.

This invention relates to go-carts for small children and particularlyto go-carts of the folding or partly folding type.

It is the general object of our invention to sprovide certain novelconstructions in a folding go-cart by which the desirability of thevehicle is substantiallyincreased.

Our invention further relates to arrangements v and combinations ofparts which will be herein- 10 after described and more particularlypointed out in the appended claims. i A preferred form of the inventionis shown in the drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of ago-cart emodying our improvements;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the seat frame and certain associatedparts;

Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of the seat frame, taken along theline 33 in Fig. 2; a: Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional elevation, takenalong the line 4-4 in Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the go-cart body;

Fig. 6 is a partial sectional side elevation showing the method ofsupporting the folding ends on the seat frame;

Fig. 7 is a partial end view of the body;

Fig. 8 is a partial transverse sectional elevation, taken along the line8-8 in Fig. '7;

Fig. 9 is a partial plan view of the go-cart body;

Fig. 10 is an end view of the body with the parts in folded position,and

Fig. 11 is a detail end elevation of a slight modification. 35 Referringto the drawings, we have shown our invention embodied in a cart having ausual type of running gear comprising wheels W, axles 10 and 11 andsprings 12 mounted on the axles l0 and 11 and supporting the body B ofthe go-cart.

The body B in its preferred form comprises a seat frame having a footwell 21 which may be furnished with a removable cover 22. Ends 24 aremounted on brackets 25 supported by the seat frame 20. These brackets 25are provided ya-with vertical slots 26 to receive studs 27 at the loweredges of the ends 24 and the brackets 25 are also provided with a seriesof notches 28 to receive additional studs 29 on the ends 24.

With this construction, the ends may be supported in any one of thethree raised positions indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6 or may beplaced in the folded position shown in full lines in Fig. 6. r

The sides-of the body B are of special construction and each sidecomprises a lower portion 30 and Aaron A. Greenwood, ignors to 0. W.Siebert Coma corporation of Massa- 1933, Serial No. 650,126

firmly secured to the seat frame 20 or adjacent thereto and an upperportion 31 pivotally mounted on the seat frame 20.

In the drawings we have shown each upper side member 31. as providedwith a longitudinally extending supporting bar 33 having end portions 34bent from the plane of the side 31 and pivoted at 35 to offset brackets36, bolted or otherwise secured to the end portions 37 of the seat frame20. The lower edge of the bar 33 preferably projects downward below thelower edge of the upper side member 31 as shown in Fig. 10.

A longitudinally extended strip of wood or other suitable material ispreferably secured to the outer face of each side member 31, with itslower edge projecting below the edge of the member 31 as also shown inFig. 10.

It is thus evident that the downwardly projecting portions of each bar33 and strip 40 form a groove or recess adapted to receive the upperedge of the associated lower side member 30, as shown in Fig. '7.

With this construction, the joint between the side members 30 and 31 isentirely concealed by the strip 40 when the side members are in raisedposition and we thus produce the effect of the English coach type ofgo-cart with very deep sides, while at the same time we preserve theadvantages of the folding body construction.

If additional strips of material and 51 (Figs. 1 and 2) are added as apart of the design, the purpose and utility of the strip 40 iseffectively concealed when the sides are in raised position.

It will be noted that the brackets 36 (Figs. 7 and 10) are spacedsubstantially inward from the edges of the seat frame 20, so that theside members 31 swing upward as well as inward, in folding and thusclear the ends 24 and brackets 25 which would otherwise prevent foldingof the side members 31.

While the upper side members 31 in the preferred form are each formedfrom a single piece of material, it is possible to obtain an evengreater depth of side surface by forming each upper or movable sidemember in two portions and 61 as indicated in Fig. 11, in which case theupper portion 61 may be folded downward inside of the portion 60 beforethe sides are folded inward over the seat frame.

Having thus described our invention and the advantages thereof, we donot wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise thanas set forth in the claims, but what we claim is:-

1. In a baby carriage of the English coach type and having a runninggear, a carriage body supported on said running gear and comprising aseat frame, foldable rigid ends for said body and rigid sides for saidbody, each side having a vertical lower portion mounted in fixedposition adjacent said seat frame and having an upper portion mounted ona pivoted supporting member for pivotal movement relative to said seatframe and forming an upward continuation of said lower portion, saidupper portion being disposed substantially in th plane of said lowerportion when said carriage is in use and being foldable inwardly oversaid seat frame when the carriage is not in use, and said upper portionhaving a part extending downward outside of said lower portion andoverlappmg the upper edge of said lower portion when said upper portionis in operative position, and said pivoted supporting member and saiddownwardly extending part defining a longitudinal groove in which theupper edge of said lower side portion is received and concealed when thecarriage is in condition for use.

2. In a baby carriage of the English coach type and having a runninggear, a carriage body supported on said running gear and comprising aseat frame, foldable rigid ends for said body and rigidsides for saidbody, each side having a vertical lower portion permanently secured tosaid seat frame and extending downwardly therefrom and having an uppermovable portion pivoted to said seat frame at points substantiallyspaced inward from the side edges of said frame, each upper side portionextending upwardly from said seat frame and forming a continuation ofits associated lower portion, and each upper portion being disposedsubstantially in the plane of its lower portion when the carriage is inuse and being foldable inwardly over said seat frame and ends when thecarriage is not in use, and each upper portion being substantiallyspaced upwardly from said seat frame when in folded position.

3. In a baby carriage of the English coach type and having a runninggear, a carriage body sup ported on said running gear and comprising aseat frame, foldable rigid ends for said body and rigid sides for saidbody, each side having a vertical lcwer portion secured in fixedrelation to said seat frame and having an upper portion pivotallymounted on brackets on said seat frame and spaced inwardly from the sideedges thereof, each upper side portion extending upwardly as acontinuation of its associated lower portion and being disposedsubstantially in the plane thereof when the carriage is in use, and eachupper portion being foldable inwardly over said seat frame and foldedends when said carriage is not in use and being substantially spacedupwardly from said seat frame to clear said folded ends.

DONALD W.'SIEBERT. AARON A. GREENWOOD.

